Lieutenant-General Sir John Elley KCB KCH (9 January 1764 – 23 January 1839) was a British soldier who joined the cavalry as a private, and rose to general officer rank. He fought with distinction during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and later served as the last Governor of Galway and as Colonel of the 17th Lancers.
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9 January 1764 Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Died |
23 January 1839 (aged 75) Cholderton Lodge, East Cholderton, Hampshire, England
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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